Turntables — European Audio Team (EAT) FORTISSIMO

The Fortissimo is a belt-drive turntable from European Audio Team, built as the largest and most ambitious model within the brand's Forte platform family. This model extends the two-part platter engineering seen in the Forte and Forte S to their fullest current expression, offering EAT's most serious analogue engineering ambition within this specific product line.

Key specs that matter

Two speeds are supported - 33 and 45 rpm. Drive is by belt with an AC motor. A F-Note tonearm is optionally pre-installed. The platter uses the same distinctive two-part soft-and-hard alloy construction as the Forte and Forte S, aimed at genuine resonance damping. Wow and flutter is an exceptionally low 0.007%, the best figure within this specific Forte family comparison. Signal-to-noise is -73 dB. At 710 x 250 x 440 mm and 68 kg it is the heaviest model within this Forte platform family.

Sound and use context

Expect the most settled, low-resonance presentation within EAT's Forte platform family, with the exceptional 0.007% wow and flutter figure representing the fullest refinement of this specific two-part platter engineering approach.

Pairing

The optional F-Note tonearm represents EAT's own recommended pairing for this platform, likely offering the most coherent match given shared engineering between the arm and deck.

Alternatives

EAT's Forte and Forte S sit below this model within the same platform family at more accessible scale and price, worth comparing directly on wow and flutter figures and specific chassis size before choosing between these three closely related EAT turntables. Given the exceptional 68 kg weight, professional delivery and a solid, well-supported installation surface are both essential considerations before this flagship turntable arrives. EAT relatively specialist dealer network compared with more mainstream brands means arranging a proper demonstration is worth the extra research effort, and a dealer conversation about the optional F-Note tonearm is worth having before finalising a specific configuration. Overall this remains an uncompromising flagship choice reflecting EAT most ambitious Forte platform engineering. A dealer visit remains the simplest way to compare current pricing across EAT Forte platform lineup. A rigid, well-isolated shelf beneath the deck also helps this platter deliver its full resonance-control potential. A dealer demonstration remains worthwhile.